Silas (Portuguese footballer)

Silas
Personal information
Full name Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes
Date of birth (1976-09-01) 1 September 1976
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
União Leiria (manager)
Youth career
1986–1987 Domingos Sávio
1987–1989 Sporting CP
1989–1995 Atlético
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Atlético 70 (4)
1998–2001 Ceuta 65 (20)
1999–2000Elche (loan) 35 (1)
2001–2003 União Leiria 64 (13)
2003–2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 (0)
2004–2005Marítimo (loan) 17 (2)
2005–2006Belenenses (loan) 28 (4)
2006–2009 Belenenses 86 (7)
2009–2010 União Leiria 41 (3)
2011–2012 AEL Limassol 43 (2)
2012–2013 AEP 16 (3)
2013–2014 Ethnikos Achna 46 (3)
2014–2015 Atlético 44 (10)
2015 NorthEast United 12 (1)
2016–2017 Cova Piedade 39 (7)
Total 615 (80)
International career
2003 Portugal 3 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Belenenses
2018–2019 B-SAD
2019–2020 Sporting CP
2021 Famalicão
2022 AEL Limassol
2023–2024 Mafra
2024 Marítimo
2024– União Leiria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes (born 1 September 1976), known as Silas, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 236 matches and 30 goals over nine seasons, representing in the competition União de Leiria, Marítimo and Belenenses. He also played professionally in four other countries, mainly Spain and Cyprus.

Silas began managing in 2018, leading four teams in his country's top flight.